Monday, 18 February 2013

20130218 (I) Character Education & Digital Citizenship Programme

What it means to be Digital Citizens?

me, myself and my cyber persona

Activity 1AWatch the following video and post your responses as comment to the questions that follows Video is on “On-line Dangers”.

This video is about a young girl who is chatting to a man
she does not know. The man asks her to meet him and she does. She really likes
the man and thinks he makes her feel special! but is that really the truth?

1. What are the nature of the cyber dangers presented in the scenario?I think that the nature of the cyber dangers presented in the scenario is sexual harassment.

2. Why do you think she succumbed so easily to the temptations that eventually led her to be a victim?She might have felt very important to the man so she believed what the man said and follower him to his house.

3. Why is it so easy to assume a different persona online?As technology nowadays is very advanced, one can disguise himself as another person to trick and lie to them into believing the victim to be who they are not.

1. The cyber dangers shown in this video is the danger of sexual harassment.2. She succumbed so easily because the man that she was talking to always said that she was very beautiful and liked her appearance.3. It is easy to assume a different persona because you can assume fake details about you.

1. The nature of cyber dangers are that they are unpredictable and it is very dangerous. 2. She must have felt that the man was very important to her and that made her feel like that doing anything was possible for him. 3. The way that people ask for request can sound suspicious and if people have not thought much about it, the way they perceive it can be different

1. The nature of dangers in cyber-bulliying is that all your photos may be held as blackmail, and there may be sexual harassment, and rape. The results of this may include, but is not limited to suicide, or depression.

2. She was seduced into believing that this man is a potential husband, and that she should meet up with him. Also, the girl is very naivé, and not street smart. These conditions led her into becoming the victim.

3. It is easy, as you can just put a fake name on your profile, and trick other people that you are indeed that person.

1. Sexual harassment.2. The opposite party was kind to the victim online and mede the victim think he was good hearted.3. One can lie online as the victim does not know the other person in real life and can only judge the other person according to his/her front online.

1. Sexual Harassment through online platforms2. The 'predator' acted kind and give compliments to the victim so as to attract her. 3. It is easy as we can easily change our personality or how we look online so as to attract victims.

She succumbed so easily to the temptations that eventually led her to be a victim as she is still young, and does not know the dangers. You can write anything for your personal information, so it is easy to assume a different persona online.

1. The cyber dangers that are presented are sexual harassment.2. The person had told her that she was beautiful.3. You are not meeting the person face to face and it is easy to assume a different persona online.